Doing it properly would take decades. You could start applying for zoning exceptions to turn houses into makeshift corner stores tomorrow though. It would feel weird, but it’s better than nothing. Communities need to band together.
Yes, and you could probably also turn houses into corner childcare, corner gyms and corner coffee places but you will not have enough population density to support those businesses. Where I live you can often find tiny neighborhood stores that only serve small community. They only serve basic products with log shelf life. Typical nutritional desert thing. That what you would get in suburbs in best case. Forget about any specialty stores and services or course. All doctor visits, hardware stores, hairdressers will still require driving. Even more importantly, there’s no work in suburbs. People still have to get to work every day and you will not build public transport just by changing policy.
Doing it properly would take decades. You could start applying for zoning exceptions to turn houses into makeshift corner stores tomorrow though. It would feel weird, but it’s better than nothing. Communities need to band together.
Yes, and you could probably also turn houses into corner childcare, corner gyms and corner coffee places but you will not have enough population density to support those businesses. Where I live you can often find tiny neighborhood stores that only serve small community. They only serve basic products with log shelf life. Typical nutritional desert thing. That what you would get in suburbs in best case. Forget about any specialty stores and services or course. All doctor visits, hardware stores, hairdressers will still require driving. Even more importantly, there’s no work in suburbs. People still have to get to work every day and you will not build public transport just by changing policy.